Breech-protector.



E. L. HANN, DEGD.

w. 0. SMITH, ADMINISTRATOR, n1: BONIS non.

BREEOH PROTECTOR.

' APPLICATION rmzn arm. 3,1904. 906,876.

Patented Dec. 15,1908

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' NITED STATES PATEN OFFICE.

' EDMUND LYNEHANN, E DENToN, 'rExAs; WYLIE 0. SMITH ADMINISTRATORDE'BoNIS NON or sAID EDMUN LYNE HANN, DEoEASED.

To all whom it mag concern:

. Be it known thatI, EDMUND LYNE HANN,

BREECH-PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 15, 1908.

; acitizen of the United States, and a resident a gun barrel, withattached of Denton, in the-county of Denton and "State of Texas, haveinvented a new and ,Im-'

roved Breech-Protector, of which the folowing is a full, clear, andexact description.

My invention relates to a breech protector for guns, and the objects areto provide means for rotecting the exposed breech ends and ot eradjacent parts, and for protecting the hands of the person cleaning orhandling the same. 7

With these and other objects in view, my invention comprises aprotecting cover, and means for .removably attaching it to the breech ofthe barrel or frame of a gun.

The protector may include two elements to fit the barrel and frame,these parts being preferably exact or modified duplicates of each otherso that they can be fitted together when not used on the gun, in, such away as to rotect each other from dirt and injury; eference is to be hadto the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, inwhich Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts inall the figures.

Figure 1 is a side view of the breech end of arts, showing in section apreferred form of my invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 isa rear view ofthe same, showing the protector in position to be secured to the gunbarrel; Fig. 3 is a rear View of the protector secured in place; Fig.4is a perspective view of the protector; Fig. 5

.is a side view of the end of a gun frame, showing a protector inposition' thereon;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the frame protector; and Fig. 7 is acentral sectional view of tlalhe barrel and frame protectors fittedtoget er.i 7 L 5- The particular embodiment of my inven tion which isillustrated in Figs. 1 to 4, co m prises ahollow cylindrical body 1,having a at lip 2 projecting at right angles there-' from. Upon thesurface of this lip is a stop pin 3. On op osite sides of the insidesurace' of the cy inder are sections of screwthreads 4, and on theinterior of the outer end is a shoulder 5, 6 represents the breech endof the gun barrel, 7 the action slide, and 8 the magazine. 9 is a slidehandle which actuates the action slide,rand 10 is a collar which screwson the breech end of thejgun barrel and holds the different parts inlace. 11 is 'a hole in the collar, through whic the action slide isadapted to pass, and 12 is a slot in the collar for the reception of thepin 3.

The magazine is provided with interrupted threads 13, for attachment tothe frame. The end of the plunger in the magazine passes through anopening 14 in the collar. Screw threads 15 are provided on the outsideof the end of the barrel. These threads are usually termed interruptedthreads, there being a section on each of the two opposite sides of thebarrel with a smooth part between them. I

My device'maybe applied to any kind of a single ordouble-barreled gun,but the shape of it and the arrangement for attaching it to the breechwill have to be altered in detail to provide for attaching it to theparticular make for which it is designed. In the accompanying drawingsthe form is made with particular reference to a Winchester takedownshot-gun. It will be obvious that the modifications which will have tobe made in order to provide for fitting the device ;on other makes ofguns will fall within the scope of the present invention, and that manyother modifications may be made in the form shown in the drawings in thesame manner.

When the barrel of a gun is dismounted from the receiver, the threads 15and squared end of the barrel Q are exposed in such a manner as to beeasily injured. The action slide and magazine are also free to move tothe rear, thus exposing them to injury. In cleaning such a gun, whenforce is exerted to push the cleaning rod through the barrel with onehand of the operator, the other hand is used to firmly grasp the handleof the ac itself. My invention is adapted to prevent all these accidentsand injuries, and to thoroughly protect the various parts of the gun. Itis applied to the barrel as follows: The dismounted barrel portion isheld in the left hand, the protector is then slipped over the ex )osedend of the barrel and down to the co ar 10, the interruptedscrew-threads in the protector assing over the smooth spaces between thet reads 15. The parts are then in the position shown by Fig. 2. Theprotector is then given a quarter turn so as to assume the positionshown in Fig. 3, which will cause the pin 3 to enter the slot 12 andsecure the device in the desired position. The reverse action isrequired to remove the device.

It will be apparent that when the protector is 1placed in the positionindicated, it protects al the exposed parts, such as threads and the endof the barrel, from injury; revents the loosening of the action slide,as t eend thereof will rest against the surface of the projecting lip 2prevents the magazine from moving to the rear for the same reason;prevents all injury to the end of the barrel on account of the shoulder5; covers up the magazine hole in the collar; keeps dirt out of themagazine and leaves a smooth tapering entrance for cleaning the barrel.

The portion of my invention shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is a protector forthe front end of the frame. It is similar to the barrel protector and isdesigned to fit in it as shown in Fig. 7, when the parts are removedfrom the gun. It will be seen that the two parts thus cooperate witheach other and when fitted together protect each other from dirt andinury. The frame protector 1* has a flat lip 2 having a depression 3 afor a screw-head on the end of the frame. The outer surface of the mainportion of this protector is provided with interrupted screw-threads 4fitting the interrupted threads 13 of the frame 6 in the mannerdescribed above with reference to the threads 1 and 13. The threads 4also fit the threads 4 in the same way, as is shown in Fig. 7. As thereis no necessity for having a hole through the frame protector, it isreferably made solid so as to fully protect t 1e interior of the framefrom dirt and injury. The frame protector is attached to and removedfrom the frame and the barrel protector, in the same manner in which thelatter is attached to the barrel and removed therefrom.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A breech rotector having means for attaching it to tlie breech end ofa gun, and a lip projecting over the end of the magazine of the gun.

2. A cylindrical breech protector having means for attaching it to thebreech end of a gun, and a fiat lip extending at right angles to thecylinder.

3. A breech protector comprisin a cylindrical body having means forattac ling it to the end of a gun, and a flat shoulder therein fittingon the end of the barrel of the gun.

4. A breech protector, comprising a cylindrical body havingscrew-threads for attaching it to the barrel of a gun, and a lipprojecting over the action slide and the magazine of the gun; said lipbeing provided with a stop pin.

5. The combination of a gun barrel, action slide and magazine, withmeans for protecting the breech thereof and preventing the working ofthe action slideand magazine.

6. A gun protector com rising a portion adapted to be attached tot 1ebreech end of a gun, and a portion for protecting the adjacent parts.

7. The combination of a gun barrel, action slide and magazine, withmeans for covering the magazine hole, protecting the breech andpreventing the working of the action slide.

8. The combination of a gun barrel, action slide and magazine, with abreech protector, comprising a cylindrical body having means forremovably attaching it to the gun barrel, a lip on said body projectingover the magazinc and action slide, a pin on said lip, and a collarmounted on the gun barrel and provided with a slot for the reception ofsaid pin.

9. The combination of a barrel )rotector and a frame protector capableof fitting together.

10. The combination of a breech protector having interruptedscrew-threads for attaching it to the barrel of a gun, and a protectorhaving interrupted screw-threads for attaching it to the frame of thegun or to the firstmentioned breech protector.

11. A breech protector for single-barrel take-down guns comprising aremovable lip adapted to cover the magazine of the gun.

12. A breech rotector and action stop for single-barrel ta re-down gunscomprising a removable li adapted to cover the magazine and action-s ideof a gun.

13. A protector for the breech of a gun, comprising a cylindrical bodyhaving means for attaching it to the breech end of the barrel of thegun, said protector being a substantial duplicate of a portion of theframe.

1 1. A breech protector for fire-arms comrising a barrel case memberformed to cmrace the breech end of the barrel, anda stock case sectionformed to embrace and house the firing mechanism carried by the forwardend of the stock.

15. A breech protector for fire-arms including a barrel case memberformed to embrace the open portion of the breech end of the barrel, anda stock case member formed 1 name to this specification in the presenceof to house the figing meclhlanisrg of the stmfik, two subscribingWitnesses. said case Inem ers ca a eof ein mutua y engaged when not a pplied to a re-arm t0 EDMUND LYNE HANN' 5 close their open sidesandprotect the inte- Witnesses:

rio-rs thereof. 7 JNO. M. BITTER, In testimony whereof I have signed myALBERT E. FAY.

